法華玄論 1.83

1.83

Answer: In the narrative of understanding in this sūtra, it extensively describes the elder's noble eminence, replete with the seven precious treasures, surrounded by his retinue and attended by various people; this all points to the event at the initial attainment of the Way in the Avataṃsaka when the great Dharma was preached for all bodhisattvas. Therefore, the Avataṃsaka is cited to categorize the Lotus Sūtra. This meaning appears in the 'Belief and Understanding Chapter'. Later I saw that the Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa, explaining the 'Lifespan Chapter', possesses the three bodies: first, the dharmakāya; second, the sambhogakāya; and third, the nirmāṇakāya. It fully contains the intent of the Avataṃsaka, because all sūtras state that the sambhogakāya is precisely Rocana. The meaning of the lifespan will be explained in detail later.